2025-2026 Regular SessionCalifornia Legislature

AB559: Professions and vocations: contractors: home improvement contracts: prohibited business practices.

Legislative Summary

An act to amend Sections 7151 and 7159.5 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations.

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Bill History

2/12/2025
Read first time. To print.
State Assembly
2/13/2025
From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
State Assembly
3/3/2025
Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and JUD.
State Assembly
3/27/2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.
State Assembly
3/28/2025
Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
State Assembly
4/1/2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
State Assembly
4/8/2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
State Assembly
4/23/2025
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 23).
State Assembly
4/24/2025
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
State Assembly

Roll Call Votes

Do pass. To Consent Calendar
4/23/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
4/8/2025
12
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
4/1/2025
17
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/12/2025)
Chamber
State Assembly

Sponsors

Democrat: 1
Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Marc Berman
Marc Berman
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Amended
Bill Text3/27/202518.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/12/202516.3 KB